Jason Langridge's WebLog - MR Mobile!

You can now try the Windows Live Search Mobile Beta ! The Windows Live Search Beta for mobile application gives you fast access to local search and maps, driving directions, and even local traffic information. When you get your search results, you can...

Every time I come to Seattle I always find the weather very similar to the UK. It's rainy and gray a lot.... There is a running joke that it only rains in Seattle twice a week - Monday to Thursday and Friday to Sunday! Seattle also seems to have the same...

O2 have just made available the HTC Artemis as the O2 XDA Orbit . It has a 2 mega pixel camera, integrated Wifi and GPS. It also comes pre-loaded with the ALK Co-Pilot Satellite Navigation Software. You can get more details on the device HERE

I'm over in the US at the moment at our Headquarters in Redmond. Whilst struggling with my jetlag I saw this Cingular Samsung Blackjack Advert on TV. I was watching it thinking - wow that's cool... and then I realised it's a Windows Mobile device :) I...

If you haven't seen these already - the new Windows Mobile ads can be seen at workwherever.com . The videos centre around “Frank,” the world’s most dedicated Business Power User and a series of overwhelming situations Frank finds himself in, such as getting...

There are a huge number of threads circulating the blogosphere right now about how to extend the battery life of the Samsung Blackjack device. Everyone seems to *love* the device but want the battery to last much longer..... Now I got slammed by a few...

The team over at Mobile Tech Review have written a great review of the T-Mobile Dash (also known as HTC S620 or code name excalibur) You can check out the review HERE

One of my german colleagues forwarded this to me as a piece of Friday humour :) It's the Marziphone! :) It's available now at a discounted price of 9.95 euros. That's pretty good value for a qwerty smartphone ;) http://pocketland.de/product.php?prod_id...

Checkpoint have recently launched an SSL VPN solution for Windows Mobile devices that provides some very interesting capabilities. Firstly it supports seamless roaming between networks (3G, WiFi etc..) whilst maintaining session and caching credentials...

We've just released the E-Learning course for the 70-540: TS: Microsoft® Windows Mobile - Application Development MCP Exam. This 12 hour collection teaches how to develop, deploy and maintain Windows Mobile 5.0 applications. These courses will also prepare...

We've just released details of the Mobility Webcasts we are delivering in December. They are outlined below: Momentum Webcast: Enable Your Mobile Workforce by Using Mobile Solutions from Microsoft (Level 100) Monday, December 11, 2006 - 11:00 AM - 12...

Wow! This week has been a very busy week for new devices !! HTC yesterday announced and released the HTC P4350 (was code named Herald) It's a slimmer version of the HTC Hermes (or TyTn) but does not have 3G/UMTS in it. In fact it's as slim as the original...

i-mate have just released two new Windows Mobile 5.0 devices. Both the JAQ3 and PDA-L provide GPRS, EDGE and Integrated WiFi. They also both have 2 megapixel cameras. You can read the press release HERE

Yesterday ETEN released two new devices - the X500 and the M700. The X500 is a very thin Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone device with integrated GPS and WiFi. The M700 is a slightly larger device as it houses an integrated keyboard. msmobilenews.com has...

Now that Office 2007 has RTM'd I've had a few questions from customers asking about the Outlook 2007 Mobile Service. Outlook Mobile Service is a new feature in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 that you use to create and send text messages as well as multimedia...

I spoke with Orange's Sat Nav PM and it seems they offer a free trial of their Sat Nav solution based on Webraska - free for 7 days. This includes speed camera alerts and real time traffic information! To get access to the trial just go HERE

One of my new favourite pieces of software has just had an upgrade released to version 2.4 Fizz Traveller has support for Weather in 58,000 places, World Clocks and my favourite feature for currency conversion so when I'm in a foreign country I can work...

Voice Command 1.6 has just released and is available on Handango The new features available are: New! Bluetooth hands free control: Bluetooth hands free control enhances your hands free eyes free experience and adds privacy to your spoken notifications...

Whilst my blog is dedicated to Windows Mobile - I often come across really amazing technologies and solutions that just astound me. Often it's the most simple things that are the best and this is certainly one of them. The product is called Anagram -...

Well my blog was quiet yesterday as I had the usual last minute panic of - arghhh! I hate my presentation - must change it! My presentation today was entitled 'How to deploy Windows Mobile and Exchange 2003 to 40,000 people' - it used to be called 'Windows...

Cingular in the US yesterday announced that they will make available in the next few days the Samsung i607 'Blackjack' Windows Mobile Smartphone. This device has a great keyboard and for all those 'scrollers' out there - it even has a scrollwheel. The...

We're looking for experienced conference presenters who have built and deployed mobile devices and applications to come and share their best practices and tips and tricks at Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Developer Conference (MEDC) 2007. Call for Papers...

The Exhibition area opens today and if you are at IT Forum - come along to the Windows Mobile stand. We've got i-mate, Palm, Synchronica, Symbol, iAnywhere, Brightpoint, Avanade and a whole host of other partners on our stand. If you are looking for new...

Here at TechEd IT Forum it's glorious sunshine and the buzz of the conference is just beginning! I've had a nice quiet start to the conference as I only had one pre-conference session! Chaos starts tomorrow :) I took the time to explore my surroundings...

O2 has just announced the XDA Stealth Pocket PC Phone. It's O2's first non-HTC device and has a slider phone keyboard underneath the main button array. You can check out details of the specification HERE